![]() But that doesn't change the fact that he is a very dangerous and powerful being. It is implied he is easily tricked, as he was tricked by two children into being their friend/slave, tricked by Boogey into falling for his own prank, and tricked by Jack O'Lantern, and had his scythe stolen from him many times. Though he does possess telekinesis.ĭescribed by the series creator Maxwell Atoms as 'cantankerous', Grim is unsatisfied being stuck as Billy and Mandy's 'best friend/slave'. Grim is also seen with his scythe, an object of tremendous magical energy and power in the series and the source of most of Grim's abilities and powers. Grim is most often seen wearing a long black robe with red on the inside with a hood. Grim's appearance stays true to the iconic image of the Grim Reaper Grim is depicted in the series as an adult-sized 'undead, talking magical skeleton'. However, in Dad Day Afternoon, Grim says that it's been 1.4 million years since he became the "Grim Reaper". In Wrath of the Spider Queen, it was shown that he was in his preteens in around the same time period, and that dinosaurs and cavemen were around then, which supports the same timeline. ![]() ![]() Grim's age is hard to pin down in A Grim Prophecy, it shows an account of how Grim became the 'Grim Reaper' depicts Grim's early childhood taking place during the time of Neanderthal Man, putting Grim's age at around 137,000 years old in human years. Growing up, Grim has considered King Dracula along with many other classic monsters his boyhood idols. How Grim ever came to own Cerberus was never addressed during the series, but it was evident in Cerberus' debut that Grim couldn't control him, claiming that Cerberus, " didn't just eat homework, also ate ", (though it was probably just an exaggeration on the script writer's part). Grim also has ownership of the original Hellhound, of Greek myth a massive, three-headed 'Demon-Dog' called Cerberus. Grim's Arrival Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Cartoon Network-1 In Billy and Mandy Save Christmas, Grim mentions that he went to College with Santa Claus. But thanks to Boogey's antics, Grim was labeled with the nickname of " Wedgie Shakespeare" for the rest of school.ĭespite this, a few of Grim's classmates have stayed on good terms with him, such as Velma Green, his very best friend, Lord Pain (who became devoted to Grim) and Lubber (sort of). ![]() Grim played Underworld Little League as a child and was also a member of the 'Dead Poets Club' during junior high. Grim was unfortunate enough to be stuck as the favorite target of Boogey the school bully, who enjoyed making the lives of the other students (Grim in particular) as miserable as possible. Throughout the show, Grim has had many different backstories as to how he became the Grim Reaper, though we'll detail the origin story shown in Wrath of the Spider Queen, as it seems to be the one treated as truly canonical in the show.īorn and raised in the Underworld, Grim attended Doomsday Junior High School along with many other supernatural entities and recurring characters of the show, such as Eris, Nergal, Lord Pain, and to his dismay, The Boogeyman. Grim's mother has been heard speaking in an Jamaican accent like Grim does, along with Granny-Grim. Grim has been identified as having a father (named " Earl" in passing), a mother (also only named in passing as " Miriam"), a grandmother known simply as " Granny-Grim", and a Great Aunt called " Aunt Kali"(named for the Hindu Goddess of the same name). Originally a resident of The Underworld, Grim is an undead talking magical skeleton, along with the rest of his family. 5.1.2 Evidence that It Is Not Hereditary.It is stated several times in the series that he does the dishes every single day for Billy and Mandy ever since they first met, whom he genuinely despises for using him as a friend-slave. On Mandy's part, Grim is often forced to do her chores and obey her direct orders, as her unwilling slave. Grim is often stuck with cleaning up the consequences of mishaps that are in no small part due to Billy's stupidity and lack of common sense. If Grim does not live up to his commitment, he will be stripped of his powers and be forced to spend eternity in Underworld Jail. Snuggles (and also the soul of Billy himself), Grim is now forced to be their best friend forever. After having lost to Billy and Mandy after Mandy cheated in a limbo contest over the soul of Mr. He is an undead skeleton personification/manifestation of Death, who speaks with a Jamaican accent. The Grim Reaper (or just Grim) is the titular main protagonist of the 2003 Cartoon Network animated TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. “ I am the Grim Reaper! Master of the forces of life and death!! ” ― After losing the Limbo game and his lifestyle to Billy and Mandy for eternity
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